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Invitation To The Mansion
We continue subjugating Akariris that appear from time to time while collecting totstutotsu.
As we continue doing that, the basket on my back is getting considerably heavier.
When I catch a breather and check the hourglass in my pocket, I realize that the sand is about to fall all the way to the bottom.
「I’m sorry. But I have to leave and pick the other adventurers soon」
The adventurers I teleported and took the requests in the morning should have finished them. I have to go and pick them up and teleport them to the next request location.
「Ooh, now that you mention it, it’s already this time.....」
「I’m sorry for leaving midway, even though you were letting me accompany you」
「Don’t worry bout it! It’s a job that only Kureto can do after all!」
Rox and Helena are not upset at all when I had to leave midway, they cheerfully sent me off.
Truly a great difference from the black company of my previous world, where leaving early is not allowed.
「Then, please come and pick us up when the sand in this hourglass has run out」
「Understood」
After receiving a new hourglass from Reid, I put it into my pocket.
The sand will stop falling if I put it into the subspace, so I can’t store it there.
「Let’s have a drink together once we finish our work!」
「Sounds good! Then, let’s meet in the Guild’s tavern――」
Just as I am about to go along with Helena’s invitation, I realize Arna is staring intently at me.
「……stareー」
Moreover, she is deliberately making a sound effect.
She's staring with her usual sleepy eyes, but I feel like she's trying to tell me something.
However, I don’t know what she wants. I’ve gotten tired of the Guild’s tavern, maybe we should go to a more stylish place?
「Umm, what’s the matter Arna-san?」
I have no idea what she wants, so I try asking her directly, and then Arna looks straight into my eyes and speaks.
「……I want to go to Kureto’s house」
「Eh? My house?」
「……you said that you’re going to invite us if there’s a chance」
Come to think of it, I feel like I’ve said something like that after the Harpy subjugation.
「Nah, that’s just him being polite, Arna」
「……really? What a shame. I wanted to see the house Kureto bought」
Scolded by Reid, Arna ends up looking dejected.
Arna has always dreamed of having a residence in the royal capital.
She might just be purely curious about what kind of house I’m living in.
If it's just Arna alone, then I will have to worry about the fact that she’s someone of the opposite sex, but if Rox and Reid are with us, then it’d be no problem.
「Sure. Let’s have dinner at my house」
「……is that okay?」
「Yes, I’ll treat you to my specialty dishes」
「……yay」
Though, the one who makes them will not be me, but the maids, and Elza.
Arna raise a voice of joy in a monotonous tone.
Helena and the other stares at our exchange in blank amazement.
「Of course, together with Helena, Rox, and Reid」
「Hee!? We can also go?」
「Yeah, it’s just the usual wrap party after all」
「I, is that so! That’s right! Then, I’ll come over without holding back!」
Helena looks somewhat relieved despite having a flushed face.
Don’t tell me, I feel like I’ve been misunderstood as privately inviting Arna to my house.
Although that misunderstanding is cleared, there’s no point in delving into the matter, so I’ll just ignore it.
「Are you really okay with it, Kureto-san?」
In contrast to the innocently happy Arna and Helena, Reid looks at me as though he's worried.
It feels like a mother who is feeling embarrassed about her children’s selfishness.
「I’m always grateful to everyone in 『Thunder Sword』. And besides, I’m happy I can invite someone to my house in the royal capital」
「If Kureto said that much, then allow me to gladly take up on your offer 」
「Right」
When I honestly told them my true feelings, Rox and Reid - who are somewhat reserved - agreed.
I have friends I can casually invite to my house in Howling village, but I have none besides Emilio here, which is a bit of a problem. I’ll be happy if I have a friendly relationship of mutual trust with someone I can invite over to my house here.
「Well then, let’s talk about the details later」
I can probably let them know the time and place when I pick them up again.
After telling them the bare minimum of information, I teleport to my mansion in the royal capital.
Before picking up the adventurers, let’s tell Elza and the others that I’m gonna invite my friends.
As I ring the bell and wait in my room, Elza arrives before long.
「Welcome back, Kureto-sama」
「I’d like to invite some friends over for dinner, would that be alright with you?」
「Understood. It is Nina-sama, yes?」
「No, it’s not. It’s my adventurers’ friends currently active in the royal capital」
When I answer with that, Elza’s mouth opens wide, and she looks surprised.
However, her agitation quickly subsides, and her calm expression returned.
「……please forgive me. So it’s friends from the royal capital」
「Just now, there was a long gap, wasn’t it? Don’t tell me, you thought I didn’t have other friends besides Emilio here?」
「There is no way I would think like that. Rather than that, may I ask how many people would be there?」
I feel like I’ve been lied to somehow, but I have an appointment coming soon so I don’t have time to question her about it. I reluctantly move the conversation forward.
「There’s going to be 2 men and 2 women. For the meal, is it possible to have something that uses totsutotsu as the ingredients? I picked some today, and one of them loves it」
「These are some wonderful totsutotsu. There is no problem. I will prepare dinner mainly using totsutotsu」
Apparently, she knows about totsutotsu and she can cook them with no problem.
No matter what kind of ingredients I leave it to Elza, she will make it into delicious dishes, so I’m feeling reassured with her.
She’s truly an outstanding woman.
「Thank you. Well then, I’ll get back to work, I leave the rest to you」
「Yes, take care」
I would like to explain things with more detail, but the adventurers will wait longer if I explain more than this.
I leave all the responsibility of the specific preparations and hospitality to Elza, but this is my stance in the royal capital after all, so there should be no problem with it.
Muttering like that in my mind as if to convince myself, I teleported to the adventurer's place to pick them up.
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「Now, let’s report to the Guild! I’ll come again if there’s next time!」
「Yes, good work!」
When I return to the royal capital, a party of adventurers runs over to the Guild with smiles on their faces.
Since they used teleportations to complete plenty of requests, they probably got a huge earning today.
After sending off the adventurers who left with light gait, I take out a notebook from my breast pocket to check.
This is a list of the adventurers I teleported. I draw a line at the last remaining party.
「Yosh, that was the last adventurers」
Just in case, I also stop by the Guild and have them check whether there are any who haven’t returned.
It will be no joke if I were to forget to pick up some adventurers I teleported to a faraway location.
It’s best to check carefully like this to avoid major accidents.
After confirming that everyone has properly returned, I wait in front of the Guild.
I am supposed to meet with Helena and the others here after their work.
Helena and the others should come if I wait here.
There are no accurate clocks like in my previous world here, so you can’t decide the specific time even if you try to meet with someone.
It’s natural for the appointed time to be delayed by around an hour.
However, perhaps it’s due to the fact that there is no clock that everyone is broad-minded. No one blames others for being a little late.
I guess it is because everyone is not being restricted by time.
I also feel like I have become relaxed since I stopped looking at the clock.
「Oーi, Kureto!」
「Ah, thank you for your work」
Just as I am pondering things about time and such, Helena and the others arrive.
Seeing that they come from the central district, they might have finished their work early and are killing some time by shopping.
「Let’s head to my house right away, shall we?」
「Aah, please do」
The purpose of today’s meeting is to invite them to my house. Rather than standing and talking outside, it’d be more appropriate to chat leisurely in my mansion. We waste no time and get moving. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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